The First House’s cusp represents the Ascendant or the Rising sign. This house is angular and has the zodiac sign of Aries as its ruler. It’s governed by the planet Mars and…
Astrological Houses
Learn about the twelve houses in astrology and what they mean for your personality.
| 1st House | 2nd House | 3rd House |
| 4th House | 5th House | 6th House |
| 7th House | 8th House | 9th House |
| 10th House | 11th House | 12th House |
The 2nd House in the Western Zodiac stands for value, material possession and personal finances. The planets in this house in a birth chart indicate how much material security people need. Planets…
The 3rd House is cadent and has Gemini as its ruler, together with the planet Mercury. It governs communication, the subconscious mind and the interactions people have with the environment in their…
The 4th House’s cusp forms the special IC (Immum Coeli) angle, which is also known as the nadir. This Fourth House is angular and ruled by the Cancer. Its ruler is the…
The 5th House is a succedent house and ruled by the zodiac sign of the Leo, whereas its planet is the Sun. It stands for creativity, self-expression, entertainment, pleasure, playfulness, gambling, the…
The Sixth House is a cadent one, ruled by the zodiac sign of the Virgo and the planet Mercury. It’s the home of job and work, but not career, of methods and…
The 7th House is angular, ruled by the zodiac sign of Libra and the planet Venus. Its cusp is the special Descendant (DSC) angle. Here, the alter ego, companionship, one-on-connections, marriage, the…
A succedent House, the 8th is ruled by the zodiac sign of Scorpio and the planet Pluto. It’s also the home of transformations and crises, people’s attitude towards such situations, sex, rebirth,…
The 9th House is ruled by the zodiac sign of Sagittarius and the planet Jupiter. It stands for the people’s personal belief system, their sense of exploration and adventure, religion, higher education,…
The 10th House cusp is the special angle Midheaven (MC). This house is angular, also ruled by the zodiac sign of Capricorn and the planet Saturn. It stands for profession and career,…
The 11th House is a succedent one, also ruled by the zodiac sign of Aquarius and the planet Uranus. It stands for friends and acquaintances, groups of people and organizations, dreams, goals…
The 12th House is cadent, ruled by Pisces and the planet Neptune. It stands for what’s hidden behind appearances, for Karma, the development of the soul and hidden powers but also weaknesses,…